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0
Q

How many branches does the internal carotid artery have?

A

Zero! No branches

1
Q

On which side of the body does the Common Carotid and Subclavian Artery come directly from the Aortic Arch?

A

Left side of body

2
Q

Name the six branches of the External Carotid Artery?

A

Superior Thyroid (Anterior), Ascending Pharyngeal (Medial), Lingual (Anterior), Facial (Anterior), Occipital (Posterior), and Posterior Auricular (Posterior)

3
Q

How many of the branches of the external carotid artery run anteriorly?

A

Three

4
Q

What branches of the External Carotid Artery run Posteriorly?

A

Occipital Artery and Posterior Auricular

5
Q

Which branches of the external carotid artery run medially?

A

Ascending Pharyngeal

6
Q

Which branches of the External Carotid artery run Anteriorly?

A

Superior Thyroid, Lingual and Facial

7
Q

What two arteries does the External Carotid artery divide into when terminating?

A

Maxillary and Superficial Temporal

8
Q

Which arteries are found in the Posterior Triangle of the neck?

A

Subclavian Artery,Transverse Cervical Artery, Suprascapular Artery (Occipital Artery)

9
Q

Which arteries are found in the Anterior Triangle of the neck?

A

Common Carotid (Internal and External - All branches)

10
Q

The Superficial Temporal vein drains blood from what part of the head?

A

The scalp and temporal region

11
Q

What two veins form the the Retromandibular vein?

A

SuperficialTemporal and Maxillary veins

12
Q

What vein drains blood from the Posterior scalp?

A

Posterior Auricular vein

13
Q

What vein joins with the retromandibular vein to form the external jugular vein?

A

Posterior Auricular vein

14
Q

Retromandibular vein drains blood from what portions of the head?

A

Parotid gland and masseter muscle

15
Q

Superficial Temporal and Maxillary veins form what vein?

A

The Retromandibular vein

16
Q

The retromandibular vein forms with what other vein to form the external jugular vein?

A

The posterior auricular vein

17
Q

What two veins from the external jugular vein?

A

Posterior Auricular and Retromandibular vein

18
Q

Facial vein drains blood from where?

A

Face

19
Q

The facial vein receives blood from what vein?

A

Retromandibular vein

20
Q

The facial nerve empties into what other vein?

A

Internal Jugular vein

21
Q

Internal Jugular vein empties into

A

Junction of branchiocephalic and subclavian vein

22
Q

What parts of the head drain into the internal jugular vein?

A

Cranial cavity and infratemporal region

23
Q

The Internal Jugular vein is contained within what portion of the carotid triangle of the neck?

A

Carotid Sheath

24
Q

What portion of the head drains into the External Jugular vein?

A

Superficial Head and Face

25
Q

Where does the External Jugular vein empty?

A

Into the Subclavian vein

26
Q

Where is the External Jugular vein contained?

A

Superficial Cervical fascia

27
Q

What portions drain into the Anterior Jugular vein?

A

Neck and portions of head

28
Q

What two major veins are contained within the Superficial Cervical fascia?

A

External Jugular vein and Anterior Jugular vein

29
Q

The Anterior Jugular vein can empty into which other two veins?

A

Subclavian vein and External Jugular vein